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Sault Ste. Marie was settled by mostly French colonists in 1668, making it the oldest city in Michigan. [5] Sault Ste. Marie is located along the St. Marys River, which flows from Lake Superior to Lake Huron and forms part of the United States–Canada border.
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (pronounced "Soo Saint Marie", Ojibwe: Baawiting Anishinaabeg), commonly shortened to Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians or the more colloquial Soo Tribe, is a federally recognized Native American tribe in what is now known as Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
M-28 is Michigan's longest state highway; it ends at M-129 eight miles (13 km) south of Sault Ste. Marie. M-48 is a highway that goes through Pickford and Rudyard, and ends at exit 373 on I-75. M-80 is a highway that begins at exit 378 on I-75, goes through the former base in Kincheloe , and terminates at M-129.
The locks share a name (usually shortened and anglicized as Soo) with the two cities named Sault Ste. Marie, in Ontario and in Michigan, located on either side of the St. Marys River. The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge between the United States and Canada permits vehicular traffic to pass over the locks. A railroad bridge crosses the St ...
The Tower of History (originally the Tower of Missionaries) is a 210-foot (64 m) observation tower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. [1] [2] [3] Located at 326 E. Portage Avenue, [1] it was the tallest observation tower in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan when completed in 1968.
John Johnston (1762–1828) was a wealthy and successful British fur trader for the North West Company.He operated a trading post at what is now Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan when it was still Canadian territory before the War of 1812.